3 September 2016

Fred Hellerman passes on, but the Honey Wind still blows

Folk music lost the last living member of one of its greatest groups, The Weavers, this week when singer-songwriter-guitarist Fred Hellerman died. Below, New World performs Hellerman’s The Honey Wind Blows. Hellerman’s obituary in the New York Times linked to Glenn Yarbrough’s version. The Weavers helped introduce Israeli folk songs, such as Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, to Americans.